The birthday of Imam Al-Jawad (AS)
His AS blessed birthday was in Almadina, 195H, which the year the Abbasid
AlMamon was given the promise of pledges.
The day he was born is hard to specify it, some said it was the Friday night,
19th Ramadan, some said He AS was born in the mid of Ramadan. Some said he AS
was born in Rajab, on Friday, which was stated in Mesbah Almuthajed: Ibn Aiash
said, narrated by Alshieikh Alkabeir Abu Alqasim (RA): (O Allah I am asking for
the sake of whom were born in Rajab; Mohamed bin Ali the second, and his son Ali
bin Mohamed Almontajab)-the supplication- He said: ibn Aiash mentioned it was
the 10th of Rajab, the birthday of Abu Ja'far the second (1).
He lived with his father Imam Al-Retha AS for 7 years, 4 months, and two days.
He lived after his father for 18 years to 20 days. The period of his imamate was
during the last days of Almamon's government, then Almo'tasim government for 8
years, then Alwathiq government for 5 years and 8 months.
He AS was martyred during the government of Alwathiq, 220H. he was 25 years, 3
months, and 22 days.

How was his birthday AS?
Hakima, the daughter of Imam Musa Alkathem (AS) said: When I went to
Alkhaizoran (Imam's mother) on the time she was giving birth, Abu Alhasan took
me and her to a house and closed the doors, and the nanny was with us. When it
became dark at night the light turned off, and we were gloomed for this.
Suddenly, Abu Jafar (Al-Jawad) came out and lit the house. I told his mother: By
Allah there is no need for the lamp. Then he sit in the basin, and something
soft like the light captured him and his body. In the morning Imam Al-Retha (AS)
came and putted him in the cradle and said to me: stay next to his cradle. She
said: on the third day he raised his eyes to the sky and looked right and left,
then he said: "I pear witnesses that there is no god but Allah, Alone without
any partner. And I pear witnesses that Mohamed is His slave and messenger." Then
I woke up scared and shivering, and I went to Al-Retha ( AS), and I told him: I
have seen marvelous!. He (AS) said: What have you seen? I said: This boy did
that and that. She said: then Al-Retha (AS) smiled and said: You will you see of
his miracles are more.(2)

His pure mother
She was a bondmaid called Raihana, nicknamed with (Um Al-Hasan). Some said
her name was: Sakina, and nicknamed with Khaizoran.

His nicknames and epithets
His surname was: Abu Ja'far which his public name, but his special one, used
by his family and servents was (Abu Ali). His epithets are: Al-Zakiy (the pure),
Al-Murtadha (being satisfied with), Al-Taqiy (the pious), Al-Qani’ (the
satisfied), Al-Mukhtar (the elected), Al-Mutawakkil (the reliant on Allah), and
Al-Jawad (the generous) which is the famous one.

His offspring AS
Some said that Imam Mohamed bin Ali Al-Jawad (AS) had two sons; Imam Ali bin
Mohamed Al-Askari AS, and Musa. His daughters are; Khadija, hakima, and
Um-Kulthom.

The deviation of some of the followers from the imamate of Al-Jawad AS
Alshreif Almurtatha (Rh) said: Sheikh Almufeid said: … then Imamies (Shiite)
continued to follow the path of the imamate during the time of Abu Alhasan
Al-Retha AS. When he (AS) died, and his son Abu Ja'far AS became his successor,
who was seven years old only. For this reason (Shiite) were differed among
themselves. They were divided to 3 groups: a group continued to follow the
imamate and believed in the imamate of Abu Ja'far (AS), narrated the text on
him, and they are outnumbered the other groups.
The second group renegade towards the faith of (the Waqifah), and they regretted
the imamate of Al-Retha (AS).
The third group believed in the imamate of Ahmed bin Musa (AS) (the son of Imam
Alkathem) and they assumed that Al-Retha (AS) recommended him, and appointed his
leadership.
The two deviated groups, used the young age of the Abu Ja'far (AS) as a reason
and they said: it is not allowed to the Imam of the time to be a young, and not
adult yet.

Is the imamate of Al-Jawad (AS) acceptable, despite his young age?
This question was so common during the era of Imam Al-Retha, and Imam
Al-Jawad (AS), and they were answering and demonstrating it (the Imamate of
Al-Jawad) with clear evidences, which confounded every obstinate, and foiled
their argument.
Safwan bin Yahia said: “Once, I said to Al-Retha: we often asked you, before
Allah granted Abu Ja’far to you, about the imam after you and you would say
‘Allah will give me a boy.’ Now, Allah has given you a boy and has delighted our
eyes. If something happens (to you), to whom shall we refer? He pointed to Abu
Ja’far (Al-Jawad) who was before him and who was at that time three years old. I
said, ‘He is a three-year-old child!’ He said, ‘It does not matter. Jesus Christ
(AS) was entrusted with prophethood while he was less than three years. (3)
Some said to Al-Jawad (AS): they are talking about your young age. He (AS) said:
Allah the Almighty inspired David to recommend Solomon who was a young boy, and
a shepherd. (4)
al-Khayrani, on the authority of his father, who said:
I (al-Khayrani's father) was standing in front of Abu al-Hasan Al-Retha (AS), in
Khurasan. Someone asked him: "My Lord, if something happens to you, to whom
(will the authority belong)?"
"To Abu Ja'far al-Jawad, my son: he (AS) replied.
The speaker indicated that the age of Abu Ja'far was too young. So, Abu al-Hasan
(al-Rethaa) (AS), replied: "God, may He be praised, sent Jesus, son of Mary, to
be an apostle, a prophet, the bringer of a revealed law (sharaia), to begin (his
mission) when his age was younger than that of Abu Ja'far (al-Jawad) (AS)." (5)
Ali ibn Asbaat has narrated that:
[Once Abu Ja’ffar (reference to Imam al-Jawad) came to me, so I stared at him so
as to be able to describe him to my people back at home when he (as) said, “O
‘Ali ibn Asbaat! Know for certain that just as Allah (SWT) has kept proofs and
evidences for Prophethood, the same is also true for the Imamate; and He (SWT)
has said: ‘And We gave him judgment while still a child’. (19:12) And He (SWT)
has also said: ‘When he came of age, We gave him judgment and (sacred)
knowledge’. (12:22) Therefore, it is very much possible that some receive
judgment in childhood and some after attaining forty years of age”. ](6)

Bringing Imam Al-Jawad AS to Baghdad
- Sayed Mohasen Al-Amein said:
Al-Jawad (AS) did not come with his father to Khurasan when Almamon summoned
him, Al-Retha (AS) died in while his son Al-Jawad in ALmadina.

- ALmaso'odi said in Ethbat Alwaseia:
When Al-Retha died, Almamon ordered Al- Jawad and brought him to Baghdad,
resided him next to his house, and decided to get him married to his daughter
Um-Alfathel… (7)

- Some said: he (AS) stayed there for a year and a half then he was allowed to
get back to the Enlightened Madina. After the death of Almamon ( May Allah
curse him) and Almo'tasim became khalifa, who was too fearing the imamate of
AhlulBayt (AS) and their scientific, political, and social positions among the
nation.
Imam Al-Jawad AS was summoned from Almadina to Baghdad in 219H, due to the fear
of becoming famous, and have more authorities, also to be closer to the sight of
the government and monitoring, and to limit his freedom.

Indeed, imam Al-Jawad (AS) was brought to from Almadina to Baghdad. He did not
live in Baghdad for long until he was martyred in the 5th of Thi-Alhuhuja, 220H.
he was buried in Maqaber Quraish (Cemeteries of Quraish) next to his grandfather
Imam Musa bin Ja'far (AS).
this short life which lasted for 25 years, but it was great with its ideological
and historical impacts, and full of exploits and Jihad.
Maxims of Imam Al-Jawad (AS)

- Imam Al-Jawad (AS): The one who trusts upon Allah , He shows him pleasure and
felicity (makes him happy). The one who depends upon Allah , He suffices the
matter of his life. The trust upon Allah is a fort where in nobody except a
trustworthy faithful gets accommodated and placed. Trust in Allah is the
salvation from all evils and safety from all the enemies.
Religion is the source of honor , knowledge is treasure. Silence is a light.
The apex and climax of abstinence is avoiding sin , temperance and fear of God.
There is no destruction for religion such as innovation (heresy). And there is
nothing most spoiling and decaying for man than greed. And the people (matters)
are corrected and set right by the ruler. And the supplication moves away
(deviates) the calamities and disasters. (8)

- He (AS) also said:- Our wealth and soul are of God's pleasant gifts (to us)
and deposited trusts, they cause happiness and pleasure as long as we enjoy
them, and reward is for whatever is taken (from us), so whose grief overcome his
patience his reward is lost, and we seek refuge to God from that. (9)

- He (AS) said:-He whoever listens to a caller is serving him. If the caller was
God’s representative, he is then serving God. If the caller was the Shaitan’s
(Satan) representative, he is then serving the Shaitan. (10)

- He (AS) said:- Don’t hostile someone until you know what between him and Allah
the Almighty. If he was a good one then He SWT won't let you get him, and if he
was a bad one then your knowledge about his enough, so don’t be his enemy. (11)

- He (AS) said:- Don't be God's friend in appearance and his enemy in secret.
(12)